U.S. v. BUILDING INSPECTOR OF AMERICA, INC.

Civ. A. No. 93-10838-NG.

894 F.Supp. 507 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. The BUILDING INSPECTOR OF AMERICA, INC., a corporation, Ralph L. Tisei, individually, and as an officer of The Building Inspector of America, Inc., Beverly A. Tisei, individually and as an officer of The Building Inspector of America, Inc., and Lawrence Finklestone, individually and as an officer of The Building Inspector of America, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Johnson, U.S. Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, Elizabeth Stein, Dept. of Justice, Office of Consumer Litigation, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

J. Daniel Silverman, Wakefield, MA, for The Building Inspector of America and Beverly A. Tisei.

Ralph L. Tisei, The Building Inspector of America, Inc., Wakefield, MA, pro se.

David C. Grossack, Law Office of David Grossack, Boston, MA, for Lawrence H. Finklestone.

Elizabeth A. Harling, James M. Hughes, Devin & Drohan, Hingham, MA, for Franchise Consulting Group, Inc.

Daniel J. Gleason, Daniel J. Driscoll, Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Boston, MA, for Amy Robertson.

Michael J. Griffin, Sullivan, Sullivan & Pinta, Boston, MA, for George Gregson and George O. Gregson, P.C.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

GERTNER, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The United States brought this civil action on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission ("the FTC"), see 15 U.S.C. § 56(a), against The Building Inspector of America ("TBIA"), and its three shareholders: Ralph L. Tisei, Beverly Tisei, and Lawrence Finklestone. The government seeks civil penalties, consumer redress, and injunctive relief for violations...

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